Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

06.10.19

During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 48 big blue chips. Chances are that you have at least one of these stocks in your portfolio, so you may want to give this list a skim and act accordingly.

This Week’s Ratings Changes:

Upgraded: From Hold to Buy

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

AEM

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

B

C

B

AGR

Avangrid, Inc.

B

C

B

APH

Amphenol Corporation Class A

B

C

B

AVGO

Broadcom Inc.

B

C

B

BAP

Credicorp Ltd.

B

C

B

BF.A

Brown-Forman Corporation Class A

B

B

B

CHT

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

DAL

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

B

B

B

EIX

Edison International

B

C

B

EXPE

Expedia Group, Inc.

B

C

B

FMC

FMC Corporation

B

C

B

GOLD

Barrick Gold Corporation

B

C

B

GSK

GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR

B

B

B

MRVL

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

B

D

B

NDAQ

Nasdaq, Inc.

B

C

B

NEM

Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

B

C

B

PAGS

PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Class A

B

B

B

VMC

Vulcan Materials Company

B

B

B

WMB

Williams Companies, Inc.

B

C

B

WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp

B

C

B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

BSAC

Banco Santander

C

C

C

BTI

British American Tobacco

D

C

C

CAG

Conagra Brands, Inc.

C

C

C

CCL.U

Carnival Corporation

C

C

C

CE

Celanese Corporation

D

C

C

CFG

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

D

C

C

CNHI

CNH Industrial NV

D

B

C

GM

General Motors Company

D

B

C

K

Kellogg Company

C

C

C

LBTYA

Liberty Global Plc Class A

C

C

C

MGM

MGM Resorts International

C

D

C

RDS.B

Royal Dutch Shell Plc

C

C

C

RTN

Raytheon Company

D

C

C

STZ

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

D

C

C

WPP

WPP Plc Sponsored ADR

D

C

C

XOM

Exxon Mobil Corporation

C

D

C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

BURL

Burlington Stores, Inc.

B

C

C

DPZ

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

B

C

C

GDDY

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A

C

B

C

HCM

Hutchison China Meditech Ltd

C

C

C

NCLH

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

C

C

C

SJR

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

B

C

C

SNE

Sony Corporation Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

SPLK

Splunk Inc.

C

C

C

UNH

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

C

C

C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative
Grade

Fundamental
Grade

Total
Grade

ABMD

ABIOMED, Inc.

D

B

D

CHRW

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

D

C

D

COP

ConocoPhillips

D

B

D

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